Christianity, Globalization, and Protective Homophobia Democratic Contestation of Sexuality in Sub-Saharan Africa /

This book examines how socio-political assumptions inform and shape the contestation of sexuality on the African continent. Across Africa, the idea that homosexuality is un-African, un-Christian, un-natural, and un-cultural is now well established. This book analyzes politically- and religiously-ins...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Kaoma, Kapya (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Έκδοση:1st ed. 2018.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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505 0 |a 1. Is Homosexuality an African or unAfrican Human Rights Issue? -- 2. Contesting the Sexual: Sexuality in an African Context -- 3. Contesting Religion: African Religious Leaders in Sexual Politics  -- 4. Contesting Global Culture: Globalization and Sexual Politics in sub-Saharan Africa -- 5. Contesting Identity:  Democratic Human Rights and Sexual Politics -- 6. Contesting Sovereignty: Protective homophobia and International Relations -- 7. Contesting the Biblical Adam and Eve Narrative: Jesus on Sexual Diversity -- 8. A Dance of Many Tunes. 
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